Verticle Foregrip Position

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Verticle Foregrip Position

Ok I see on TV all the guys that are supposed to know what they are about and they have their grips way forward. To me its not nearly as comfortable as having it almost on the magwell of my AR, which is where I fired my M16 in the Army for years. I do well, but could be better with long guns and wondered, is there a particular reason for the way forward grip those folks use?

Having the grip far to the rear is real comfy. Its quite similar and familiar if you are used to holding the mag well. I put mine quite a bit further forward because it is slightly less comfortable, but I have much more control and can drive the muzzle to the target much more precisely with the grip further out.

"Nothing in life is so exhilarating as to be shot at without result."
-Winston Churchill
Every well-bred petty crook knows: the small concealable weapons always go to the far left of the place setting.
-Inara, firefly

as far foreward as i can for control. if im stuck w/ a bibod and an acog its about mid rail otherwise 7/8 foreward.

"Stuck with"... I'd love to be "stuck with" an acog...

Originally Posted by aus71383

...but I have much more control and can drive the muzzle to the target much more precisely with the grip further out.

Austin

This is the underlying idea behind it. On a subgun I imagine a closer grip is alright (never used one, so that's pure speculation), but on a rifle you want the muzzle to go exactly where you want it to go and nowhere else.

Bingo on muzzle control. Holding way back by the magwell is great for precision shooting from a static position, but it is much weaker when you are moving, turning, and otherwise in a "dynamic" situation.

A man fires a rifle for many years, and he goes to war. And afterward he turns the rifle in at the armory, and he believes he's finished with the rifle. But no matter what else he might do with his hands - love a woman, build a house, change his son's diaper - his hands remember the rifle.

First of all, I love RCO's (ACOG's) and consider myself lucky to be "stuck" with one.

Secondly I put my broomstick pretty close to the magwell. I use it for all sorts of stuff, especially with Urban stuff.

I haven't noticed any major problems with control during either burst fire, or rapid semi-auto.

stick it where it is comfortable for you to shoot with, its your weapon, I'm used to holding the magwell to begin with, so it was more natural for me to keep it close.

Ours have a nifty feature of being a bipod and broomstick, and to get the most from the bipod it should be further out really. But guys around here have theirs all over the bottom rail. IMO its mostly person preference, but I can see where the guys talking about reduced control are coming from. Then again my A4 has some extra weight up front from other optics and devices.

A man fires a rifle for many years, and he goes to war. And afterward he turns the rifle in at the armory, and he believes he's finished with the rifle. But no matter what else he might do with his hands - love a woman, build a house, change his son's diaper - his hands remember the rifle.